View of Cardiff city center with the Millennium Stadium (left; named Principality Stadium) and Cardiff Stadium House.Image: Kizpho11

About Cardiff

Satellite view is showing Cardiff, largest city, chief commercial center and the capital of Wales, one of the four constituent nations which form the United
Kingdom. The city is situated on the south coast of Wales, where the River Taff meets the Cardiff Bay. The seaport at the Bristol Channel, in the southern part of the country is seat of the National Assembly for Wales.

Cardiff Bay, the former dockland area south of the city center with the red Pierhead Building, Wales Millennium Centre (bronze colored dome) and the Senedd (far right), the National Assembly building.Image: givingnot [at] rocketmail.com

Cardiff was a small town until the early 19th century, when it became the major port for the transport of coal from the South Wales Valleys to the new coal fueled centers of the Kingdom's 'Industrial Revolution'. The arrival of industry in the region contributed additionally to its rise as a major city. Cardiff has only become a city in 1905, it was proclaimed the capital of Wales in 1955.

Today the city has a population of almost 350,000 inhabitants (in 2015). Spoken languages are Welsh and English.

In the UK's EU referendum on 23rd June 2016, Cardiff voted 60% to remain.

Some points of interest:

Cardiff Bay (dockland area and bay created by the Cardiff Barrage); Wales Millennium Centre (theater, national orchestra and opera); National Museum Cardiff (art, natural history and geology); Chapter Arts Centre (multi-artform cultural space); Techniquest (a Welsh science and discovery center); Cardiff Castle (a medieval castle); Cathays Park (the administrative heart of Cardiff); St John the Baptist Church (the only church dating to pre-Medieval times in Cardiff); and Tinkinswood (megalithic burial chamber).

Just zoom in to see Cardiff City Hall, the National Museum Cardiff and Cardiff Crown Court at Alexandra Gardens (Cathays Park).

The Map shows a city map of Cardiff with expressways, main roads and streets, zoom out to find the location of Cardiff International Airport (IATA code: CWL) about 19 km (12 mi) by road (via Port Road/A4050) southwest of the city.

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